Knickeralls



My w12, 1931. L. c. RQBERTSON KNICKERALLS 2 sheets-sheet 1 'Filed June'7, 1928 AvA-rvA May 12, 1931. L. c.4 ROBERTSON KNICKERALLS Filed June`7, 1928 2 sheets-sheet 2 J 7 Mw s Ve976' @gna 'I Il' www# Patented May12, 1931 nir OFFICE KNICKERALLS Application filed .Tune l7, 1928. SerialNo. 283,529.

This invention relates to apparel and more particularly to a garmenttermed knickeralls, in some respects, resembling a pair of overallswhileyin others, it has a construction somewhat similar to knickers Wornby women pens that when proper protection is not er cannot be provided,a womans skirt will become caught and she will be badly injured.

Therefore one ob ect of the invention is to u 1 a q n u )rovine aGarment which eliminates the use of a skirt or into which a skirt may betucked and thereby prevent danger of inJury when operating a machine ofthe type set forth above. y

Another object of the invention 1s to provide the garment with legextensions which are formed with securing bands at their lower endswhich may be fastened snugly about the leg just below the knee andthereby provide a neat appearance as well as retaining the lower ends ofthe baggy leg extensions snugly in place.

Another object of the invention is to provide a garment which will beComfortable to wear as it may be sufliciently large to prevent bindingand, at the same time, to canse the garment to .fit neatly about thewaist and thereby add to its appearance and comfort.

AnotherA object of the invention is to supl- Aply pockets in the frontof the garment and permit easy access to the pockets while, atthe sametime, lirmly connecting the pockets and a portion of the front sectionof the garment between the pockets with a bib forming part of thegarment.

Another object of the invention is to supplyY the garment with shoulderstraps which will serve very eii'ectively to support the bib and will beprevented from accidentally slipping out of its proper place upon theshoulders of the wearer.

The invention is illustratedin the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure l is a perspective view showing the garment in use and looking atthe front.

Figure 2 is a similar View showing aperson wearing the garment andlooking at the back.

Figure 3 is an enlarged front elevation of the garment.

Figure 4 is a view showing the garmentin rear elevation.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken through thefront of the garment along the line 5 5 of Figure 3..

Figure 6 is a'fragmentary sectional View taken through the rear of thegarment along the line 6-6 of Figure 4.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary sectional view taken through the rshoulderstraps along the line 7-7 of Figure 4.

` The improved garment constituting the subject matter of this inventionis formed of any. suitable fabric having snlicient strength to preventit from being easilytorn `and includes similar side .sections sewedvtogether by seams 3 and l and shaped to dene leg cxtensions 5. The bodyportion and the leg extensions are suficiently full to permit easymovement of the wearer but at their lower ends the leg extensions areAgathered to remove fullness andv'secured to bands 6. These bands are ofproper length to lit snugly about the legs of a wearer below'the kneesand each has one end portion extended to provide a securing' tab Z inwhich are formed buttonholes 8 to engage buttons 9 sewedupon theother-,ends of the strips or bands in spaced relation to each otherlongitudinally there of. lt. will be readily understood that if thebands are too tight or too loose `when the garment is v.first worn,` thebutt-ons maybe moved to such a position that the bands will fit snuglyabout the legs. Therefore, the lower ends of the leg extensions will beheld in place and there will be no danger of them catching in parts of amachine about which a Y woman is working. The body portion and the legextensions have suiicient fullness to be neat and attractive inappearance and in fact, are of' suticient fullness to permit ashort'skirt to be tucked inside the body portion if the skirt is not removedwhen the overalls are put on.

In order to protect the front of a shirt there has been provided a bib 7which extends upwardly from the front of the body portion of the garmentand preferably carries a pocket 8, although the pocket may be omitted ifso desired. The lower edge of the bib overlaps the front of the garmentbetween the diagonal edges 9 thereof, which are cut in this manner todefine pocket openings beneath the extended side portions of the bib,and a waistband 10 is sewed along the lower edge portion of the bib inoverlapping relation to the npper edge of the body. Pockets 11 aredisposed within the front portion of the side'sections below thewaistband and each pocket includes a front wall 12 which is sewed alonga diagonal edge 9 against the inner surface thereof,

f l, and a. rear wall 13 which extends beyond the front wall and has itsupper edge portion fitted between the waistband 10 and the lower edgesof the extended side portions of the bib. Facing` sheets 1i. which`correspond to the material from which the body portion and bib of' thegarment are made, are sewed against the forward faces of the upperp0rtions of the rear walls 13 of the pockets to provide a goodappearance and also to serve as reinforcements and prevent the garmentfrom being quickly worn. After the pockets have been secured bystitching, buttonholes 15 are worked in the pockets and the ends of thewaistband and bib and are intended to re- :f ceive buttons 16 by meansof which the sides of the rear portions are releasably securedv to y thesides of the front portion.

In order to supportv the garment .and its bib when in use, there havebeen provided shoulder straps 17 which may be v.formed of any materialdesired, although fabric similar to that used for making the garmentitself is preferably employed. These shoulder straps have their rearends formed with buttonholes to receive the rear suspender buttons 18and have their forward end portions passed through clips 19 to engagethe front suspender buttons 20, and after being passed through the clipsthe forward ends of the suspender straps are adjustably secured bybuckles 21. The suspenders are crossed at the bach, as shown in Figure4L, and one carries a retainer strip 22 which permits thevsuspenderstrips to have sliding movement relative to each other but prevents themfrom moving out of proper crossed relation to each other.

In order to cause the garment to lit snugly about the waist the sideportions above the pockets are folded inwardly, as shown at 24, toprovide gussets which gradually increase in width toward their upperends and serve to remove surplus fullness about the waist portion of thegarment. After the gussets have been formed, a rea-r waistband 25 fsimilar to the waist band- 10 at the front is .sewed to the rear portionalong its upper edge. The waistbands 10 and 25 provide a good finish forthe waist portion of the garment and, in addition, greatly strengthenthe garment and prevent it from being liable to be easily ripped.

lVhat is claimed is:

A garment of the chcnfacter specified comv prising a front portionhaving a bib thereon and having side portions cnt diagonally, awaistband reinforcing the bib at its juncture with the front portion andextending over the diagonal edges,'side pockets including front and rearwalls, the front walls being attached at their top edges to the diagonaledges of the front portion and the rear walls extending above the frontwalls and the diagonal edges and attached to the waistband and sideportions of the bib, an d facing covering the eX- posed portions of therear walls.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

LUTHER C. ROBERTSON. [n s] Clt

